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Former Florida governor Jeb Bush (John Minchillo, AP)
Jeb Bush exploded on Twitter, but not necessarily in a good way.
The former Florida governor became the first major Republican candidate to declare he will “actively explore the possibility of running for president” with a post on Facebook and a tweet.
Except “actively explore” has become the political equivalent of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin announcing their “conscious uncoupling” — a phrase that opens itself to mockery, particularly from journalists and political junkies.
“Everyone is ‘actively exploring’ something,” reads part of Mashable’s headline on Bush’s trend.
In terms of numbers, Bush’s original Twitter message has been retweeted more than 6,000 times and was liked more than 4,200 times on Facebook.
I am excited to announce I will actively explore the possibility of running for President of the United States: https://t.co/luY4lCF2cA.
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) December 16, 2014
I am pleased to announce that I am actively exploring eating leftover turkey chili again for lunch. Though, I could decide to go out instead
— Tamara Keith (@tamarakeithNPR) December 16, 2014
I'm actively exploring the possibility of ditching Twitter for 30 minutes and grabbing a cat nap. Happy Hannukah!
— Liz Mair (@LizMair) December 16, 2014
Twitter Reax: 1. Here we go. 2. Hi 2016. 3. Something about the Bushes. 4. I'm actively exploring [mundane activity]
— Rory Cooper (@rorycooper) December 16, 2014
I’m confused. No exploratory committee, but Jeb will begin “actively exploring?” What was he doing before? Passively exploring?
— Mo Elleithee (@MoElleithee) December 16, 2014
Excited to announce that I'm going to actively explore the possibility of this pizza in my belly pic.twitter.com/4H0PdZF3A7
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) December 16, 2014
We're actively exploring…oh, is this joke over already? http://t.co/z3M62572iP
— National Journal (@nationaljournal) December 16, 2014
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